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Ambulatory Surgery Center

Your care may include multiple team members from the Ambulatory Surgery Center care team as well as other areas of specialty across UT Health Austin. It’s how we provide whole-person, multidisciplinary care, planning, and treatment for our patients.

Ambulatory Surgery Center

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Mark Alder, BSN, RN

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Circulator Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Lori Bolanos, BSN, RN

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Pharmacy Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Sherry Bristow-Cruz, MSN, RN, CNOR

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Nurse Manager
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Surgery

Alexis Crawford BSN, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Presurgical care and preparation
  • Post surgical care

Gretchen Davenport, BSN, RN, MBA/HCM

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Case Management
  • Clinical Education
  • LEAN Methodologies
  • Quality, Patient Safety
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Utilization Management

Elizabeth A. Freeman, BSN, RN, AAS

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Anesthesia care
  • Pre-admission testing

Jennifer Goertz, BSN, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Jessica Hovland, DNP, RN, CPAN, NE-BC, PMGT-BC

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Senior Director
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Sarah Hunsaker, CST

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Surgical Technologist
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Karla Lopez BSN, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Circulator Registered Nurse

Christopher J. Mullins, CST

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Surgical Technologist
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Hand surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthopedic spine surgery
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Stela Olteanu, ST

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Surgical Technologist
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • General surgery
  • Gynecology surgery
  • Ophthalmology surgery
  • Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Christopher Ostrowski, BSN, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Intra-operative care

Mayte Silva-Juarez, BSN, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

Riley Grace Smallwood

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Endoscopy Technician
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Endoscopy

Julie Spurck, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Endoscopy
  • High-resolution manometry
  • pH studies
  • Pill Cam

Terri Stuchl, RN

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OR Charge Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

J. Stuart Wolf, Jr., MD, FACS

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Medical Director
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Urologist, Endourology
Urology

Specialization(s)

  • Endourology
  • General urology
  • Laparoscopy
  • Urologic aspects of transplantation

Kimberly Yarbrough, BSN, RN

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Pre-Admission Testing Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Mihee Yoo, BSN, RN

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Perioperative care
  • Postoperative care

Brittanie Yuen, MSN, RN, CNOR

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Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialization(s)

  • Emergency/trauma surgery
  • Operating room leadership and management
  • Pediatric/neonatal surgery
  • Renal and hepatobiliary transplant surgery
  • Robotic and minimally invasive surgery
  • Vascular/endovascular surgery